The channel made derogatory remarks against Rahul on its current affairs programme, 'Dus Ka Dum', which aired on Thursday night and Friday morning.

It also deliberated on the 10 major challenges that lie before newly appointed Andhra Pradesh chief minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy.

The name of the programme was said to have a veiled reference to 10, Janpath -- the official residence of the Congress president.

Jagan's TV channel said Rahul lacked the charisma to give a new direction to the Congress, which was evident from the party's miserable show in the just-concluded Bihar polls.

The Congress could win just four seats in the elections, despite the hype around Rahul's campaign.

"The 125-year-old party is clearly feeling the absence of a charismatic leader. Never in its history has the party faced such a situation. The Congress is in troubled waters not just in Bihar but in other states as well," the presenter said on the programme.

"The only state where it is strong is Andhra Pradesh, thanks to Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. But of late, the party has plunged into chaos. These circumstances pose a huge challenge to new chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy," the presenter added.

Last week, too, Sakshi had made a scathing attack on the Congress chief and the PM in a programme titled Hasta Gatam (Hand is passe).

It questioned Sonia's style of functioning, pointing out that she was inaccessible to people and was losing support in her own constituency, and that the Congress is fast degenerating under her leadership, even as the UPA government was steeped in scams. It went on to dub the PM a "rubber stamp".

Jagan stepped up his volleys against the Congress high command after Kiran was appointed the new CM and with reports that none of his followers will get any berth in the expanded cabinet.

What needled him further was the fact that in the past two days, there were indications that several of the Kadapa MP's followers had started deserting him and flocking towards Kiran.

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